#1 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Kimball Theater
Williamsburg VA
~0.03 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Fine Art Gallery
501 Prince George St Williamsburg VA - 757-229-3900
~0.11 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
Williamsburg VA
~0.16 miles from Williamsburg city center
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DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum also known as the DeWitt Wallace Gallery is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and is one of Colonial Williamsburg's attractions. It is named for DeWitt Wallace (1889-1981), who was co founder of Reader's Digest magazine with his wife Lila (1889-1984). After enjoying the restored colonial capital for over 50 years as visitors, the Wallaces became major benefactors of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation late in their lives.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
307 S. England Street Williamsburg VA - 757-220-7698
~0.18 miles from Williamsburg city center
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The oldest institution in the country devoted exclusively to collecting, exhibiting, and researching American Folk Art.
http://www.history.org/history/museums/abby_art.cfm
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Bruton Parish Church
Williamsburg VA
~0.24 miles from Williamsburg city center
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Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It was established in 1674 in the Virginia Colony, and remains an active Episcopal parish.
The roots of Bruton Parish Church trace back to both the Church of England and the new settlement of the Colony of Virginia at Jamestown in the early 17th century. The role of the church and its relationship to the government had been established by King Henry VIII some years earlier. The same relationship was established in the new colony.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Governor's Palace
Williamsburg VA
~0.36 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Courthouse
Williamsburg VA
~0.39 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Muscarelle Museum of Art
Po Box 8795 Williamsburg VA - 757-221-2700
~0.39 miles from Williamsburg city center
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http://www.wm.edu/muscarelle
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg VA - 757-221-4000
~0.64 miles from Williamsburg city center
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William and Mary was estabilshed in 1693 by King William III and Queen Mary II. William and Mary is the second oldest college in the United States.
The College of William & Mary in Virginia (colloquially known as The College of William & Mary, The College, William & Mary, or W&M) is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 by a Royal Charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
William & Mary educated U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Tyler as well as other key figures important to the development of the nation, including U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Speaker of the House Henry Clay and 16 signers of the Declaration of Independence. W&M founded the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society in 1776 and was the first school of higher education in the United States to install an honor code of conduct for students. The establishment of graduate programs in law and medicine in 1779 make it one of the first universities in the United States. William & Mary is a member of the Colonial Colleges and is considered both a Southern Ivy and an original Public Ivy.
In 2008, the College enrolled 5,850 undergraduate students and 2,042 graduate and professional students in and granted 1,454 bachelors, 440 masters, and 209 professional degrees.
http://www.wm.edu
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Museum
Po Box 1776 Williamsburg VA - 757-220-7950
~0.72 miles from Williamsburg city center
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Colonial Williamsburg is the nation’s largest living history museum encompassing 301 acres including some 500 buildings, homes, stores and taverns reconstructed and restored to their 18th-century appearances; tradesmen practicing 30 historic trades and domestic crafts; historical interpreters and character actors; and 90 acres of gardens and greens, and now featuring the live action drama, Revolutionary City™, daily from mid-March to the holiday season.
Some highlights are: the Governor’s Palace; the Capitol; the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg (DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum) and Bassett Hall.
Hours: Open daily. Hours vary.
Admission: Required for exhibition sites.
http://www.history.org/history/museums/index.cfm
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Bassett Hall
Williamsburg VA
~0.88 miles from Williamsburg city center
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Bassett Hall, a two-story, 18th-century frame house located on 585 acres of gardens and rolling woodlands, is a part of the story of the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. It was in this house that John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller made their home during the early restoration of the Historic Area, a restoration they themselves financed.
20th-century family home
Today the house looks much as it did in the 1930s and 40s when the Rockefellers restored and furnished it to be a comfortable family home. Bassett Hall reflects both its 18th-century heritage and the neighborly comfort that was part of the Rockefeller's 20th-century life in Williamsburg. The garden blooms in the spring and fall, just as it did during the Rockefeller's seasonal visits. Extensive conservation work recently completed included the addition of more than 5,000 trees, shrubs, and ground cover, which returned the gardens to their 1940s-era appearance. Trails the Rockefellers established in the woods behind the home are still maintained.
Bassett Hall is located near the Capitol, on the south side of Francis Street at the end of a long, tree-lined approach. Admission to Bassett Hall is included in Colonial Williamsburg admission pass. This site is not a ticket sales location so please purchase your pass ahead of time.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf
Williamsburg VA
~1.45 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Chesapeake Bay VA
~1.75 miles from Williamsburg city center
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Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. It consists of many of the buildings that, from 1699 to 1780, formed colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of two of the original shires of Virginia, James City Shire (now James City County), and Charles River Shire (now York County). For most of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia. It was here that Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, and dozens more helped mold democracy in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States.
The motto of Colonial Williamsburg is "that the future may learn from the past." [3] The Historic Area is meant to be an interpretation of a Colonial American city, with exhibits including dozens of authentic or accurately recreated colonial houses and relating to American Revolutionary War history. Prominent buildings in Colonial Williamsburg include the Raleigh Tavern, the Capitol, The Governor's Palace, and Bruton Parish Church. However, rather than simply an effort to preserve antiquity, the combination of extensive restoration and thoughtful recreation of the entire colonial town facilitates envisioning the atmosphere and understanding the ideals of 18th century American revolutionary leaders. Interpreters work and dress as they did in the era, and they use colonial grammar and diction, although not colonial accents.
The 301-acre (122 ha) Historic Area is located immediately east of the College of William and Mary, which was founded at Middle Plantation in 1693. The new College, long a desire of the colonists, was a key factor in the establishment of the town as capital of Virginia in 1698 and its renaming for King William III of England shortly thereafter. As the new city was laid out, the school's Wren Building stood at the western end of Duke of Gloucester Street, where it still stands today, opposite the site of the Capitol where the Burgesses and later legislators met.
Colonial Williamsburg is a major source of tourism to the Williamsburg area. It has also become a touchstone for many world leaders and heads of state, including U.S. Presidents. In 1983, the United States hosted the first World Economic Conference at Colonial Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg is the centerpiece of the surrounding Historic Triangle of Virginia area, which has become a popular tourist destination for visitors domestic and foreign. Jamestown and Yorktown, the other two points of the Historic Triangle, are linked to Colonial Williamsburg by the National Park Service's bucolic Colonial Parkway.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Carter's Grove Plantation
Williamsburg VA
~2.97 miles from Williamsburg city center
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arter's Grove, also known as Carter's Grove Plantation, is a 750 acre (3 km²) plantation located on the north shore of the James River in the Grove Community of southeastern James City County in the Virginia Peninsula area of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the US.
The plantation was built for Carter Burwell, grandson of Robert "King" Carter, and was completed in 1755. It was probably named for both the prominent and wealthy Carter family and nearby Grove Creek. Carter's Grove Plantation was built on the site of an earlier tract known as Martin's Hundred which had first been settled by the English colonists around 1620. In 1976, an archaeological project discovered the site of Wolstenholme Towne, a small settlement downstream a few miles from Jamestown which had been developed in the first 15 years of the Colony of Virginia. The population of the settlement was decimated during the Indian Massacre of 1622.
After hundreds of years of multiple owners and generations of families, and the death of the last resident in 1964, Carter's Grove was added to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's (CW) properties through a gift from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1969.
Carter's Grove was open to tourists for many years but closed its doors to the public in 2003 while its mission and role in CW's programs were redefined. Later that year, Hurricane Isabel rendered serious damage to Carter's Grove Country Road, which had linked the estate directly to the Historic Area, a distance of 8 miles (13 km), bypassing commercial and public roadways. In an efficiency move, Colonial Williamsburg shifted some of the interpretive programs to locations contiguous to the Historic Area in Williamsburg. The foundation announced in late 2006 that it would be offered for sale, under specific restrictive conditions.
In December 2007, the Georgian style mansion and 476 acres (1.93 km2) were acquired for $15.3 million by CNET founder Halsey Minor, who has announced plans to use the property as a private residence and a center for a thoroughbred horse breeding program with the Phipps family. A conservation easement on the mansion and 400 of the 476 acres (1.93 km2) is co-held by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Riverside Dialysis Center
4511 John Tyler Hwy # J Williamsburg VA - 757-220-3465
~3.24 miles from Williamsburg city center
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http://www.riverside-online.com/dialysis
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Prime Outlets
Williamsburg VA
~3.70 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Water Country USA
Chesapeake Bay VA
~3.74 miles from Williamsburg city center
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Water Country USA, the mid-Atlantic's largest family water play park, features the world’s latest, greatest, state-of-the-art water rides and attractions, spectacular entertainment, shopping and restaurants -- all set to a colorful 1950's and '60s surf theme.
http://www.watercountryusa.com
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Kings Creek Plantation
191 Cottage Cove Ln Williamsburg VA - 866-228-6796
~3.98 miles from Williamsburg city center
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http://www.kingscreekplantation.com
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Busch Gardens
Williamsburg VA
~4.37 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Botanical Garden
Williamsburg VA
~5.52 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown VA
~5.61 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Freedom Park
Williamsburg VA
~5.96 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Go Karts Plus
Williamsburg VA
~6.55 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Lee Hall Mansion
Newport News VA
~8.83 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Fort Eustis
VA
~9.50 miles from Williamsburg city center
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A 9000 acre training facility, Fort Eustis is the home of the US Army Transportation Corps
Fort Eustis is a United States Army military installation located in Newport News, Virginia.
The post is the home to the Army Transportation Corps, and also home to the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School. The school's primary mission is to train the Army's Aviation branch personnel in aviation maintenance. The school is scheduled to be moved to Fort Lee as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure process.
Fort Eustis and its satellite installation, Fort Story, are the home of the U.S. Army Transportation Center, U.S. Army Transportation School, NCO Academy, Army Aviation Logistics School, 8th Transportation Brigade and 7th Sustainment Brigade. Other significant tenants include the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Operations Center (G-3), Army Training Support Center (ATSC) and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD). At Fort Eustis and Fort Story, officers and enlisted soldiers receive education and on-the-job training in all modes of transportation, aviation maintenance, logistics and deployment doctrine and research.
http://www.eustis.army.mil
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Newport News VA
~10.15 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Walter Reed Birthplace
4021 Hickory Fork Rd Gloucester VA - 804-693-7452
~10.51 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
USCG Training Center
VA
~10.63 miles from Williamsburg city center
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Coast Guard Training and Support Center Cape May builds the enlisted corps by forging America's volunteers into basically trained, highly motivated and proud Maritime Guardians who are morally, mentally and physically fit to wear the Coast Guard uniform and execute Coast Guard missions in the 21st century. We are dedicated to supporting our tenant and collocated units' readiness and to enhancing the quality of life of those we serve.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/capemay/
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Newport News Park
Newport News VA
~12.23 miles from Williamsburg city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Williamsburg
Patrick Henry Mall
12300 Jefferson Avenue Newport News VA
~15.99 miles from Williamsburg city center
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The largest in Newport News, this mall features over 120 of today's most popular shops.
http://www.shoppatrickhenrymall.com
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